2009
Langerhans Cell Deficiency Impairs Ixodes scapularis Suppression of Th1 Responses in Mice
Vesely DL, Fish D, Shlomchik MJ, Kaplan DH, Bockenstedt LK. Langerhans Cell Deficiency Impairs Ixodes scapularis Suppression of Th1 Responses in Mice. Infection And Immunity 2009, 77: 1881-1887. PMID: 19273564, PMCID: PMC2681756, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00030-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTh1 responseTick salivaLangerhans cell subsetsLC-deficient miceSkin dendritic cellsTh1 immune responseTh cell polarizationTh cell responsesRegional lymph nodesT cell responsesTick feedingSecondary lymphoid organsGamma interferon productionSpleens of miceWild-type miceIxodes scapularis ticksT helperDendritic cellsLymph nodesLN cellsCell subsetsImmunomodulatory effectsLymphoid organsTh2 cellsImmune response
1998
Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway
Shanafelt M, Kang I, Barthold S, Bockenstedt L. Modulation of Murine Lyme Borreliosis by Interruption of the B7/CD28 T-Cell Costimulatory Pathway. Infection And Immunity 1998, 66: 266-271. PMID: 9423867, PMCID: PMC107886, DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.1.266-271.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbataceptAnimalsAntibodies, BacterialAntibodies, BlockingAntigens, CDAntigens, DifferentiationArthritis, InfectiousB7-1 AntigenB7-2 AntigenCD28 AntigensCTLA-4 AntigenFemaleImmunoconjugatesImmunoglobulin GInterferon-gammaInterleukin-4Lyme DiseaseLymphocyte ActivationMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CSpecific Pathogen-Free OrganismsTh1 CellsTh2 CellsUp-Regulation